OS licensing on the AS/400, especially TELNET sessions

> Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 16:23:49 -0500
> From: Scott.Lindstrom@zenith.com
> Subject: OS licensing on the AS/400, especially TELNET sessions
> 
> We are planning to upgrade from V3R7 to V4R3 in the next few weeks, and I 
>have a
> few questions:
> 
> Our TELNET QINACTTIMO is set to zero.  Would implementing this change 
>anything?
> Returning the user to a signon   screen after inactivity is what we'd prefer;
> dropping the TELNET session entirely would be a problem for the users.  I've
> tried varying the QPA* device off, then on after the users job has been ended,
> but since the RUMBA software is set to autoconnect, it just grabs another 
>device
> and another license.

Beginning with V4R1, Telnet sessions will respect the QINACTITV system value, so
depending on which value is smaller (QINACTITV or INACTTIMO) will decide the
actual timeout.  The INACTTIMO will close the session, so you might want to go
with QINACTITV instead.  The INACTTIMO parameter of CHGTELNA is obsolete and
ignored beginning with V4R4.  

You might need Work Management PTF's for QINACTITV support (V4R1-SF47141,
V4R2-SF45391).

-- 
J.S. (Jeffrey) Stevens  AS/400 TCP/IP (Telnet/WSG/LPD)
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